tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37555621588696315112018-03-07T17:38:32.719-06:00Tick Tock Goes the ClockKGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263183191073940846noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755562158869631511.post-63201813792698521552015-07-28T15:07:00.000-05:002015-07-28T15:07:29.461-05:00I'm BackI haven't posted in a while because I was really sick for a few days.&nbsp; I had to have an antibiotic shot Friday and one Saturday, plus take these huge, horse pill, strong antibiotics twice a day, plus pain meds and I was totally out of it for about three days.<br /><br />I weighed 169.4 at the doctor's office.&nbsp; When school starts, I'm going to try to start counting calories again.<br /><br />I really wanted to start <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mirabilia-Designs-Titania-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/98-1839" target="_blank">Titania</a> while I was sick in bed, but I was just too woozy.&nbsp; I finally got her started, though.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3gnTMg24GiY/VbfJXNw9xAI/AAAAAAAAAn8/zjzqp8ToxzM/s1600/IMG_0007%255B1%255D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3gnTMg24GiY/VbfJXNw9xAI/AAAAAAAAAn8/zjzqp8ToxzM/s320/IMG_0007%255B1%255D.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">7/26/15</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yoTNmsQgHM8/VbfKJ8jj32I/AAAAAAAAAoE/EOhnbpy89O8/s1600/IMG_0008%255B1%255D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yoTNmsQgHM8/VbfKJ8jj32I/AAAAAAAAAoE/EOhnbpy89O8/s320/IMG_0008%255B1%255D.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Totally LOVE my Queen Mab needle minder from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/GoldenCircleDesigns" target="_blank">Golden Circle Designs</a>!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UrN4AP7dOUA/VbfLnAKNR2I/AAAAAAAAAoQ/pFwUtMMQr7A/s1600/IMG_0009%255B1%255D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UrN4AP7dOUA/VbfLnAKNR2I/AAAAAAAAAoQ/pFwUtMMQr7A/s320/IMG_0009%255B1%255D.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">7/27/15</td></tr></tbody></table>I wanted to be further along on that wing, but yesterday I was feeling woozy again and had to frog several sections 2 and 3 times before I finally decided to take a nap.&nbsp; I'm going to work on it some more a bit later this afternoon.<br /><br />While I was so sick, I was enabled by a couple of stitchers to order a few more things for my stash.&nbsp; Messy Stitcher on youtube did <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Lizzie-Kate-Promise-Me-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/LK156" target="_blank">Promise Me</a> by Lizzie Kate and I had to get that to make for my daughter.&nbsp; I was also enabled by Jo at <a href="http://serendipitousstitching.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Serendipitous Stitching</a> to get <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bewitching-Cross-Stitch-Joan-Elliott/dp/0715329278/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1438110723&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=bewitching+stitches" target="_blank">Joan Elliott's Bewitching Cross Stitch</a> because of the cutest little design she did called Believe.&nbsp; You can see her project on <a href="http://serendipitousstitching.blogspot.com/2015/07/july-wipocalypse-reality-or-fantasy.html" target="_blank">this blog post</a>.&nbsp; That one will probably go to my daughter, too.&nbsp; (I rarely keep any of my cross stitch projects.&nbsp; I'm always doing them for someone else.)<br /><br />I'm beginning to feel a bit woozy again, so that will be all for now...KGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263183191073940846noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755562158869631511.post-42316651941716472022015-07-23T02:19:00.002-05:002015-07-23T02:19:50.222-05:00Titania Practice Finished<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-deWxy1vfRnQ/VbCVKnoq75I/AAAAAAAAAnY/EVV8SPDou8k/s1600/Titania%2BPractice%2B5%2BFinish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-deWxy1vfRnQ/VbCVKnoq75I/AAAAAAAAAnY/EVV8SPDou8k/s320/Titania%2BPractice%2B5%2BFinish.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Now I get to start on a big project!KGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263183191073940846noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755562158869631511.post-26874584840992537182015-07-22T12:02:00.002-05:002015-07-22T12:02:58.984-05:00Titania 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m5TxvoreLWs/Va_HYSx99vI/AAAAAAAAAnA/hDhvzlv409g/s1600/Titania%2BPractice%2B4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m5TxvoreLWs/Va_HYSx99vI/AAAAAAAAAnA/hDhvzlv409g/s320/Titania%2BPractice%2B4.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>What I've got left on practice <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mirabilia-Designs-Titania-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/98-1839" target="_blank">Titania</a> now are the backstitching and the beads.&nbsp; My daughter has decided she likes <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mirabilia-Designs-Mermaid-of-Atlantis-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/07-1936" target="_blank">Mermaid of Atlantis</a> after seeing Carolyn Mazzeo's on youtube.&nbsp; It may take me a while to get around to that one, but it does have some gorgeous colors in it.<br /><br />I went and picked out the frames for my glasses yesterday.&nbsp; I should get them in a week or so.&nbsp; Hopefully I'll be able to see my stitching better with those.<br /><br /><br /><br />KGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263183191073940846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755562158869631511.post-20644378500776275352015-07-20T08:08:00.000-05:002015-07-20T08:16:36.932-05:00TitaniaI haven't been counting calories for a few days.&nbsp; I haven't been eating a lot.&nbsp; I just haven't counted the calories.&nbsp; When I went back to the doctor Thursday for my wellness checkup and I weighed 170.2, I just gave up.&nbsp; I'm just going to give it a rest for a while and get back on it maybe when school starts.&nbsp; I'm not overeating, though.<br /><br />What I have been doing is practicing on <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mirabilia-Designs-Titania-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/98-1839" target="_blank">Titania</a>.&nbsp; Since I'd never stitched on 32 count fabric before, I really wanted to practice that and beading before I started on the real thing, so I got a piece of scrap 32 count fabric and marked off a 50 stitch x 50 stitch section of <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mirabilia-Designs-Titania-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/98-1839" target="_blank">Titania</a> and I've been working on that.&nbsp; Most of the first night was spent winding floss onto bobbins.&nbsp; I took a picture each night.&nbsp; <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;" width="239" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">7/17/15</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9DiZE0ZWKdk/VazuBpbr21I/AAAAAAAAAmc/AtPbbhmEKMw/s320/Titania%2BPractice%2B2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="239" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">7/18/15</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9DiZE0ZWKdk/VazuBpbr21I/AAAAAAAAAmc/AtPbbhmEKMw/s1600/Titania%2BPractice%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wfo2cw7O5sw/VazudIx0b3I/AAAAAAAAAmk/4YtxBDWHKqw/s1600/Titania%2BPractice%2B3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wfo2cw7O5sw/VazudIx0b3I/AAAAAAAAAmk/4YtxBDWHKqw/s320/Titania%2BPractice%2B3.jpg" width="239" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">7/19/15</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The awesome needle minder was purchased from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/GinasUniqueBoutique?ref=l2-shopheader-name" target="_blank">Gina's Unique Boutique</a> on etsy.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It has not been nearly as difficult as I thought it would be to work on 32 count fabric.&nbsp; It took me a little while to get used to the pattern, but it hasn't been as difficult as I had imagined, either.&nbsp; I'm going to frame this one and give it to my daughter for her dorm room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The summer's almost over and I am so not ready to get back into the stress of teaching.&nbsp; I got a phone call from a fellow teacher the other day and she was telling me how many of our teachers have been cut and our principal has been in a really bad mood.&nbsp; Morale is probably going to be low and we'll have much larger class sizes and program cuts.&nbsp; I am not looking forward to this year at all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, that's all for right now.&nbsp; I will post more later.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>KGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263183191073940846noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755562158869631511.post-39387812984960376112015-07-15T18:27:00.001-05:002015-07-15T18:27:17.599-05:00Day 49<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NVo-WnLEwIk/VaaZu9nGxNI/AAAAAAAAAl8/9Cj_ZgImMJA/s1600/Day%2B49.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NVo-WnLEwIk/VaaZu9nGxNI/AAAAAAAAAl8/9Cj_ZgImMJA/s320/Day%2B49.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I missed yesterday, but I ate about 1400 calories yesterday and day before.&nbsp;<br /><br />I had to go get shots for my back today even though my daughter and I have wellness checkups tomorrow.&nbsp; I was trying to wait until tomorrow, but it just got to be too much.&nbsp; I weighed 168.2 at the doctor's office.<br /><br />I've been watching a bunch of videos on youtube by cross stitchers.&nbsp; That's been really interesting.<br /><br />I ended up having to buy a piece of cross stitch fabric from ebay for something I wanted to start this weekend.&nbsp; It turns out <a href="http://www.silkweaverfabrics.com/home/" target="_blank">Silkweaver</a> has not actually mailed my fabric.&nbsp; They've only printed the mailing label.&nbsp; What in the world is keeping them from going ahead and mailing it, I don't know, but I won't be getting it by this weekend when I should have had it last week.&nbsp; I am so not happy about that.&nbsp; While I really do like their fabrics, I don't think I'll be ordering from them anymore.&nbsp; This is absolutely ridiculous.<br /><br />Those shots made me really dizzy this time.&nbsp; We went to Walmart while ago and I nearly had a wreck on the way back home.&nbsp; I'm going to lie down for a while and try to get over this wooziness.KGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263183191073940846noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755562158869631511.post-71051772342836949602015-07-14T00:39:00.001-05:002015-07-14T00:39:42.158-05:00Tempest Finished<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hDce4u0Z0Cs/VaSfmlewM8I/AAAAAAAAAlk/-b9GgphCZn8/s1600/Tempest%2B12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hDce4u0Z0Cs/VaSfmlewM8I/AAAAAAAAAlk/-b9GgphCZn8/s320/Tempest%2B12.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />I used <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Thread-Conditioner-Thread-Heaven/123-7420" target="_blank">Thread Heaven</a> for the backstitching.&nbsp; I didn't use it on any of the cross stitching.&nbsp; It really helped with the backstitching, but I'm not sure I'd use it for cross stitching.<br /><br />I'm glad to get him finished.&nbsp; Now I've got to find a frame to put him in.KGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263183191073940846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755562158869631511.post-3105541470957332782015-07-13T23:34:00.001-05:002015-07-13T23:35:05.160-05:00Day 47<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VN0k4XCDS0Y/VaSM6bGdiAI/AAAAAAAAAlA/i4kvYjFO3Xw/s1600/Day%2B47.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VN0k4XCDS0Y/VaSM6bGdiAI/AAAAAAAAAlA/i4kvYjFO3Xw/s320/Day%2B47.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I ate about 1500 calories yesterday.&nbsp; I've been having issues with anxiety yesterday and today.&nbsp; I eat more when I'm having an anxiety attack.&nbsp; Actually, I usually binge, so yesterday I did well.<br /><br />My best friend did come over for a while and we had a nice visit.<br /><br />Raggedy Man showed back up yesterday and he's been here today, too.<br /><br />The depression got worse today and I cried.&nbsp; I'm feeling a little better now.&nbsp; I don't know what happened.&nbsp; I started thinking about school starting and I'm not feeling up to the stress that's going to entail.&nbsp; My daughter will be going back to college and graduating this year.&nbsp; I felt guilty for spending time and money on cross stitch.&nbsp; It was a whole lot of things.&nbsp; I got depressed and then every horrible thing my brain could come up with started going through my mind.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.silkweaverfabrics.com/home/" target="_blank">Silkweaver</a> finally mailed my package today.&nbsp; I'm not sure if I'll use them again.&nbsp; Their fabrics are nice, but customer service is atrocious.<br /><br />I got very close to being finished with <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mirabilia-Designs-Titania-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/98-1839" target="_blank">Tempest</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BL43RVl-L7Q/VaSPCvGVH7I/AAAAAAAAAlM/IHMRDYCQdjA/s1600/Tempest%2B11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BL43RVl-L7Q/VaSPCvGVH7I/AAAAAAAAAlM/IHMRDYCQdjA/s320/Tempest%2B11.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />I received the awesome needle minder today.&nbsp; I ordered it from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/aneedlerunsthroughit?ref=l2-shopheader-name" target="_blank">A Needle Runs Through It</a> on Etsy.&nbsp; I also got one from another shop on Etsy.&nbsp; I'll have to get a picture of it later.<br /><br />I'm trying to get finished with <a href="http://www.twdesignworks.com/Free/tempest_l.html" target="_blank">Tempest</a> so I can get started on <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mirabilia-Designs-Titania-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/98-1839" target="_blank">Titania</a>.&nbsp; I'll have to take a couple days break to get some other stuff done.<br /><br />That's all for now... <br /><br /><br />KGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263183191073940846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755562158869631511.post-36069600507045519852015-07-13T02:03:00.000-05:002015-07-13T02:09:59.688-05:00Tempest 10Here's how far I got on <a href="http://www.twdesignworks.com/Free/tempest_l.html" target="_blank">Tempest</a> before I got too sleepy to carry on.&nbsp; I've just got a bit more at the bottom on the border to cross stitch and then finish the backstitching.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LyLvgy83V4M/VaNcn7yQ6QI/AAAAAAAAAko/HEz7q9LHo-U/s1600/Tempest%2B10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LyLvgy83V4M/VaNcn7yQ6QI/AAAAAAAAAko/HEz7q9LHo-U/s320/Tempest%2B10.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><br />I haven't started on <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mirabilia-Designs-Titania-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/98-1839" target="_blank">Titania</a> yet.&nbsp; I fully intended to as soon as I got all the supplies, but I'm not good at having several cross stitch projects going at once.&nbsp; I generally like to finish one thing before starting another and I wanted to finish <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mirabilia-Designs-Titania-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/98-1839" target="_blank">Tempest</a> before my daughter goes to college.&nbsp; Since I'm almost finished, I'll get to start <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mirabilia-Designs-Titania-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/98-1839" target="_blank">Titania</a> soon.<br /><br />KGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263183191073940846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755562158869631511.post-21119481574014292342015-07-12T12:21:00.004-05:002015-07-12T12:26:04.338-05:00Day 46<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MYma8u28fDQ/VaKdTIPbo7I/AAAAAAAAAkQ/hRsJMPPie3U/s1600/Day%2B46.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MYma8u28fDQ/VaKdTIPbo7I/AAAAAAAAAkQ/hRsJMPPie3U/s320/Day%2B46.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I missed yesterday, but there just wasn't really anything to post.&nbsp; I didn't count calories day before yesterday.&nbsp; Yesterday I ate about 1400.&nbsp; I really thought I'd lose a little weight this summer, but it hasn't worked out that way and I'm really discouraged about that.&nbsp; I really thought I'd lose a few pounds.&nbsp; I wasn't expecting much.<br /><br />My daughter and I both have appointments with the doctor next week for check-ups.<br /><br />My best friend is supposed to come by today.&nbsp; Her mother is very ill so that may not work out.&nbsp; I haven't heard from her yet today.<br /><br />This is the second day I haven't seen Raggedy Man.&nbsp; I hope he shows up sometime today.<br /><br />I've got massive amounts of raccoons now coming up to eat.&nbsp; I've been feeding them for years, but this is the first time I've had so many at one time in a very long time.&nbsp; I'm having a hard time keeping up with them.&nbsp; I've got a few that will actually come up and grab my hand for cookies - whether I have a cookie or not.&nbsp; Last summer I had some really nice raccoons.&nbsp; This summer, they're kind of jerks and there are so <i>many</i>.&nbsp; But, they're also sweet.&nbsp; I just love raccoons.&nbsp; There are several babies coming up now.&nbsp; They're so cute and fuzzy.<br /><br />My back has been acting up for two days.&nbsp; I may need to go get those shots again, but I want to wait until my appointment at the end of the week, but the way it's felt yesterday and today, I'm not sure if I'll be able to.&nbsp; It brought tears to my eyes yesterday. <br /><br />I want to call my eye doctor tomorrow to see if he'll go ahead and make me some glasses.&nbsp; The reading glasses just aren't working for my cross stitch and it's getting quite frustrating and aggravating.<br /><br />Well, I need to go get ready for my friend to come over.&nbsp; It won't be a surprise if she doesn't make it, but I still need to get ready just in case.KGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263183191073940846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755562158869631511.post-46717342208361812382015-07-12T03:21:00.000-05:002015-07-13T02:04:02.662-05:00Tempest 9<a href="http://www.twdesignworks.com/Free/tempest_l.html" target="_blank">Tempest</a> today.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u1OsZmGBWXk/VaIie9eCS6I/AAAAAAAAAj4/vHyKV9hIBpw/s1600/Tempest%2B9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u1OsZmGBWXk/VaIie9eCS6I/AAAAAAAAAj4/vHyKV9hIBpw/s320/Tempest%2B9.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><span id="goog_864679228"></span><span id="goog_864679229"></span><br />KGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263183191073940846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755562158869631511.post-30706660162017500062015-07-11T03:34:00.000-05:002015-07-13T02:04:24.353-05:00Tempest 8<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Here's <a href="http://www.twdesignworks.com/Free/tempest_l.html" target="_blank">Tempest</a> now. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RhDol7-9k5o/VaDSCen5csI/AAAAAAAAAjg/Q431fYWpaqI/s1600/Tempest%2B8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RhDol7-9k5o/VaDSCen5csI/AAAAAAAAAjg/Q431fYWpaqI/s320/Tempest%2B8.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I'm still having issues with <a href="http://www.silkweaverfabrics.com/home/" target="_blank">Silkweaver</a>.&nbsp; Their customer service is truly abysmal.&nbsp; They still haven't sent fabric that I ordered over 2 weeks ago and I called yesterday and they said it was being mailed yesterday, but it wasn't.&nbsp; Messages go unanswered.&nbsp; It's ridiculous.<br /><br />I got my <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mirabilia-The-Raven-Queen-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/MD139" target="_blank">Raven Queen</a> pattern yesterday!&nbsp; I was excited about that.<br /><br />I still haven't worked on <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mirabilia-Designs-Titania-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/98-1839" target="_blank">Titania</a>, but I've been trying to finish <a href="http://www.twdesignworks.com/Free/tempest_l.html" target="_blank">Tempest</a> before my daughter goes back to college.KGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263183191073940846noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755562158869631511.post-52919584893610991792015-07-10T22:06:00.000-05:002015-07-10T22:06:00.154-05:00Day 44<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LdOQOw5zEiI/VaCDiOp7lOI/AAAAAAAAAi4/33xV47zdFWM/s1600/Day%2B44.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LdOQOw5zEiI/VaCDiOp7lOI/AAAAAAAAAi4/33xV47zdFWM/s320/Day%2B44.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I consumed about 1400 calories yesterday.&nbsp; Today I ate cookies that my daughter made.&nbsp;<br /><br />I've felt pretty bad today.&nbsp; I've had a bout of depression.&nbsp; It's one of those that you wonder if things will ever get better.&nbsp; I really hate this feeling.&nbsp; I've lost interest in lots of stuff.&nbsp; I've lost a lot of sleep and I feel stupid and incompetent.&nbsp; I don't really have anything else to say right now.&nbsp; Maybe I'll have something more tomorrow.<br /><br /><br /><br />KGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263183191073940846noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755562158869631511.post-81860043512814633562015-07-10T02:34:00.000-05:002015-07-13T02:04:44.023-05:00Tempest 7After <i>many </i>hours of backstitching, I've got this much done.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8ix6F37UYK8/VZ90_tCRIII/AAAAAAAAAig/d3Vf9-esCO8/s1600/Tempest%2B7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8ix6F37UYK8/VZ90_tCRIII/AAAAAAAAAig/d3Vf9-esCO8/s320/Tempest%2B7.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I didn't get anything ready for <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mirabilia-Designs-Titania-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/98-1839" target="_blank">Titania</a>.&nbsp; Once I started backstitching, I didn't stop until my eyes blurred.KGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263183191073940846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755562158869631511.post-39004329033421309812015-07-09T14:41:00.000-05:002015-07-09T14:41:02.095-05:00Day 43<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U7bZUy9ReSk/VZ7Jg3yDNEI/AAAAAAAAAiA/RlbMX_joRTU/s1600/Day%2B43.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U7bZUy9ReSk/VZ7Jg3yDNEI/AAAAAAAAAiA/RlbMX_joRTU/s320/Day%2B43.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I consumed about 1200 calories yesterday.<br /><br />My fabric came in today!&nbsp; It turned out quite pretty but now I'm concerned about working on 32 count fabric.&nbsp; It's tiny and I'm not real confident that I can see it that well when I start working on it.&nbsp; I'm going to give it a try, though.&nbsp;<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vlEdFLbCsYk/VZ7KlbapCaI/AAAAAAAAAiI/ef7-2DvtrtU/s1600/silkweaver%2Bfabric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vlEdFLbCsYk/VZ7KlbapCaI/AAAAAAAAAiI/ef7-2DvtrtU/s320/silkweaver%2Bfabric.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />That's <a href="http://www.silkweaverfabrics.com/home/wp-content/gallery/expressions/fairy-land-site.jpg" target="_blank">Fairy Land</a> for <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mirabilia-Designs-Titania-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/98-1839" target="_blank">Titania</a>, <a href="http://www.silkweaverfabrics.com/home/wp-content/gallery/expressions/wandering-ivy-site.jpg" target="_blank">Wandering Ivy</a> for <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mirabilia-Designs-Adia-The-Garden-Fairy-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/98-2306" target="_blank">Adia</a>, and <a href="http://www.silkweaverfabrics.com/home/wp-content/gallery/expressions/magical-garden-site.jpg" target="_blank">Magical Garden</a> for <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mirabilia-Designs-Petal-Fairy-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/04-3255" target="_blank">Petal Fairy</a>.&nbsp; I'm really liking the <a href="http://www.silkweaverfabrics.com/home/wp-content/gallery/expressions/fairy-land-site.jpg" target="_blank">Fairy Land</a>.<br /><br />I haven't gotten much accomplished today.&nbsp; We had to run a couple of errands and just got a back a little while ago.<br /><br />My daughter is making cookies for a friend of hers that's in boot camp.&nbsp; We'll have to mail them tomorrow.<br /><br />I'm about to work on <a href="http://www.twdesignworks.com/Free/tempest_l.html" target="_blank">Tempest</a> a bit more and get my supplies sorted out for <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mirabilia-Designs-Titania-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/98-1839" target="_blank">Titania</a>.KGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263183191073940846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755562158869631511.post-62110294439363704662015-07-09T04:39:00.003-05:002015-07-13T02:05:09.249-05:00Tempest 6This is what <a href="http://www.twdesignworks.com/Free/tempest_l.html" target="_blank">Tempest</a> looks like now.&nbsp; I think I'll do some backstitching today.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BqDeuiV6gg0/VZ5BM_hmlYI/AAAAAAAAAh0/_733jRi4ewA/s1600/Tempest%2B6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BqDeuiV6gg0/VZ5BM_hmlYI/AAAAAAAAAh0/_733jRi4ewA/s320/Tempest%2B6.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />KGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263183191073940846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755562158869631511.post-55501411713443882512015-07-08T12:33:00.000-05:002015-07-08T12:33:01.400-05:00Day 42<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mJ_fkAbVPWs/VZ1cTXcakZI/AAAAAAAAAhg/9FYkQV8GXZA/s1600/Day%2B42.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mJ_fkAbVPWs/VZ1cTXcakZI/AAAAAAAAAhg/9FYkQV8GXZA/s320/Day%2B42.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I consumed about 1200 calories yesterday.&nbsp; I say consumed because some of the calories came from a coffee drink.&nbsp; I normally don't drink my calories, but I wasn't hungry and I really wanted the coffee drink.<br /><br />We're about to go into the city again.&nbsp; I'm hopefully going to make working copies of <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mirabilia-Designs-Titania-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/98-1839" target="_blank">Titania</a>, <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mirabilia-Designs-Adia-The-Garden-Fairy-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/98-2306" target="_blank">Adia</a>, and <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mirabilia-Designs-Woodland-Fairie-The-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/02-2946" target="_blank">The Woodland Fairie</a>.<br /><br />Raggedy Man was back this morning, so he's doing ok.<br /><br />I haven't been hungry today so I haven't eaten anything.&nbsp; I have no idea what I'll do while I'm in the city.<br /><br />I still had a headache this morning, but that's better now.<br /><br />I ordered <a href="http://www.silkweaverfabrics.com/home/wp-content/gallery/expressions/jamaica-sunset-new.jpg" target="_blank">Jamaica Sunset</a> for <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mirabilia-Ella-the-Frog-Princess-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/MD129" target="_blank">Ella, the Frog Princess</a> since today's the last day of the sale.&nbsp; At least I won't have to wait for fabric when I get ready to do the <a href="http://www.mirabilia.com/" target="_blank">Mirabilia</a> patterns that I want to do.<br /><br />I think my daughter is about ready to go so that's all for today...<br /><br />KGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263183191073940846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755562158869631511.post-643200471036401362015-07-08T01:43:00.002-05:002015-07-13T02:05:29.453-05:00Tempest 5Here's what <a href="http://www.twdesignworks.com/Free/tempest_l.html" target="_blank">Tempest</a> looks like so far...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5KcMq086Ack/VZzGSqXw_II/AAAAAAAAAhI/Duafa1EtO3s/s1600/Tempest%2B5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5KcMq086Ack/VZzGSqXw_II/AAAAAAAAAhI/Duafa1EtO3s/s320/Tempest%2B5.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />Finally got tracking information from <a href="http://www.silkweaverfabrics.com/home/" target="_blank">Silkweaver</a>.&nbsp; My fabric is<i> supposed </i>to be here Friday.KGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263183191073940846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755562158869631511.post-38255671198229907182015-07-07T12:40:00.002-05:002015-07-07T17:23:14.621-05:00Day 41<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gKbQtjAp5uA/VZwKdGsywOI/AAAAAAAAAg0/-fR8KAcgGIA/s1600/Day%2B41.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gKbQtjAp5uA/VZwKdGsywOI/AAAAAAAAAg0/-fR8KAcgGIA/s320/Day%2B41.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I ate around 1000 calories yesterday.&nbsp; I was still nauseated all day yesterday.&nbsp; I finally started feeling a bit better during the night.&nbsp; I wish I could eat like that all the time without the nausea.&nbsp; The nausea seems to have passed, but I still have a slight headache today, which makes me believe that it was some sort of migraine.&nbsp; I used to get those quite often.&nbsp; Or, actually, it could have been anxiety.&nbsp; Or a bit of both.<br /><br />Raggedy Man was here yesterday and this morning.&nbsp; He's gone off again, though.&nbsp; I have no idea where he hangs out, but his fur was full of burrs.<br /><br />My raccoons are still coming up every night.&nbsp; There are now several babies with them.&nbsp; I can get some of them to take the vanilla creme cookies from my hand.&nbsp; We also have an opossum that is my daughter's favorite.<br /><br />I received my supplies for <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Lavender-and-Lace-Fairy-Dreams-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/96-937" target="_blank">Fairy Dreams</a> from <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/" target="_blank">123Stitch</a> today.&nbsp; I've got to get all of that sorted out later.<br /><br />I still haven't heard from <a href="http://www.silkweaverfabrics.com/home/" target="_blank">Silkweaver</a>.&nbsp; I may call this afternoon and check on the status of my orders.&nbsp; It's very irritating that they haven't answered my message.<br /><br />I need to go back to the city to make my working copies of <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mirabilia-Designs-Titania-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/98-1839" target="_blank">Titania</a> and <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mirabilia-Designs-Adia-The-Garden-Fairy-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/98-2306" target="_blank">Adia</a>.&nbsp; I may do that tomorrow.&nbsp; I was considering going today, but I have to clean out the laundry room.&nbsp; After that, I will be working some more on <a href="http://www.twdesignworks.com/Free/tempest_l.html" target="_blank">Tempest</a>.&nbsp; I don't like to have several projects going at once.&nbsp; When I used to cross stitch years ago, I worked on only one thing at a time - maybe two, so I'd really like to get <a href="http://www.twdesignworks.com/Free/tempest_l.html" target="_blank">Tempest</a> finished or very close to finished.<br /><br />So, I need to go get busy on the laundry room so I'll have more time to stitch this afternoon...<br /><br /><b>Update:</b>&nbsp; I ended up calling <a href="http://www.silkweaverfabrics.com/home/" target="_blank">Silkweaver</a>.&nbsp; The guy I talked to told me he'd look up the orders and call back in 5 minutes.&nbsp; I waited 25 minutes and finally called back.&nbsp; Then I was put on hold and nobody ever came back.&nbsp; I finally called back and talked to this guy named Jim.&nbsp; He was really nice even though I wanted to bite his head off.&nbsp; He said 2 of my fabrics had been mailed Thursday and another will be mailed tomorrow.&nbsp; I'll have to wait and see if I get those fabrics tomorrow.&nbsp;&nbsp; He said they were mailed 3-day priority.KGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263183191073940846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755562158869631511.post-25358424929518798082015-07-07T03:50:00.000-05:002015-07-13T02:05:46.451-05:00Tempest 4Here's how far I got on <a href="http://www.twdesignworks.com/Free/tempest_l.html" target="_blank">Tempest</a> last night.&nbsp; I would've gotten more done if I hadn't had to take out stitches about five times from one of the spines on the wing on the right.&nbsp; I just couldn't get it right.&nbsp; I hope I've finally fixed it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U4RVl0ZCzc8/VZuQjQhNVnI/AAAAAAAAAgg/NegBrE9Sssw/s1600/Tempest%2B4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U4RVl0ZCzc8/VZuQjQhNVnI/AAAAAAAAAgg/NegBrE9Sssw/s320/Tempest%2B4.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><br />I emailed both <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/" target="_blank">123Stitch</a> and <a href="http://www.silkweaverfabrics.com/home/" target="_blank">Silkweaver</a>.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/" target="_blank">123Stitch</a> sent out my <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mirabilia-The-Raven-Queen-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/MD139" target="_blank">Raven Queen</a> pattern within the next few hours.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.silkweaverfabrics.com/home/" target="_blank">Silkweaver</a> never answered.&nbsp; If they don't answer this morning, I'm going to call to check on the order.<br /><br />KGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263183191073940846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755562158869631511.post-48562899175178789642015-07-06T13:00:00.003-05:002015-07-06T13:00:59.884-05:00Day 40<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7C_MPAIuBqI/VZq-BoVUYWI/AAAAAAAAAgI/Sbp5bE8-Uz8/s1600/Day%2B40.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7C_MPAIuBqI/VZq-BoVUYWI/AAAAAAAAAgI/Sbp5bE8-Uz8/s320/Day%2B40.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>There's not much going on today.&nbsp; It's pretty quiet around here.&nbsp; Boyfriend did leave yesterday.&nbsp; He was supposed to leave the Sunday before that.&nbsp; Not that I minded him being here.&nbsp; I just didn't want him to stay here and skip class.<br /><br />Raggedy Man showed up last night and this morning so he's ok, I guess.&nbsp; He just hasn't decided he wants to live here.&nbsp; I'm the only human he'll even allow near him.&nbsp; He runs away when anyone else goes outside.<br /><br />I ate about 900 calories yesterday.&nbsp; I was nauseated for most of the day.&nbsp; I was afraid it was the beginnings of a migraine, but it eventually eased off.&nbsp; I was still nauseated for most of the day, though.&nbsp; I'm feeling a bit better today although still a bit nauseated and weak.&nbsp; It was probably a mini-migraine since I'm still feeling it, but I usually get full blown ones and have to go get a shot to get rid of them.<br /><br />My daughter was watching <i>Orphan Black</i> last night.&nbsp; It was pretty interesting, but not something I'm going to try to keep up with.&nbsp; I have a Roku and we usually watch Netflix or Amazon Instant Video instead of watching real TV.&nbsp; We also watched a couple of episodes of Wil Wheaton's <i>Tabletop</i>.<br /><br />Well, that's about it for now...KGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263183191073940846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755562158869631511.post-40085880922060774792015-07-06T11:10:00.002-05:002015-07-13T02:06:03.434-05:00Tempest 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's how far I got on <a href="http://www.twdesignworks.com/Free/tempest_l.html" target="_blank">Tempest</a> last night.&nbsp; I really need to start taking pictures somewhere else.&nbsp; The lighting isn't good in our den.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vRbcLx-qFH0/VZqduOt_t_I/AAAAAAAAAf4/oJu_WoeFbLw/s1600/Tempest%2B3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vRbcLx-qFH0/VZqduOt_t_I/AAAAAAAAAf4/oJu_WoeFbLw/s320/Tempest%2B3.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.silkweaverfabrics.com/home/" target="_blank">Silkweaver</a> is having a 30% off sale through the 8th so I ordered <a href="http://www.silkweaverfabrics.com/home/wp-content/gallery/expressions/sudden-storm-site.jpg" target="_blank">Sudden Storm</a> for The Raven Queen.&nbsp; I ordered The Raven Queen from <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/" target="_blank">123Stitch</a> the day they put her up on their site and they keep pushing back the shipping date.&nbsp; Right now it's at the end of July.&nbsp; I'm upset about that, too.&nbsp; They don't even have the pattern on their website anymore.&nbsp; I'm going to email them today about that order and see what's going on.&nbsp; I guess I can wait on both the fabric and the pattern for that one because I'll be working on <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mirabilia-Designs-Titania-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/98-1839" target="_blank">Titania</a>, <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Lavender-and-Lace-Fairy-Dreams-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/96-937" target="_blank">Fairy Dreams</a>, and maybe <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mirabilia-Designs-Adia-The-Garden-Fairy-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/98-2306" target="_blank">Adia</a>, but it's extremely irritating.&nbsp; I am not a patient person...KGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263183191073940846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755562158869631511.post-36724514615071690332015-07-05T17:47:00.002-05:002015-07-05T17:47:17.804-05:00Day 39<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EfmxUpEpSvY/VZmxJgZ6eiI/AAAAAAAAAfc/usfaZ8lGuJs/s1600/Day%2B39.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EfmxUpEpSvY/VZmxJgZ6eiI/AAAAAAAAAfc/usfaZ8lGuJs/s320/Day%2B39.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I'm not feeling well today.&nbsp; I woke up with a nauseating headache so I haven't done anything since then.&nbsp; I figured I'd better go ahead and post since the day's almost over.<br /><br />I did go off plan yesterday, but not too badly.&nbsp; I had a really good salad at Chick-Fil-A while we were in the city.<br /><br />We didn't get to see fireworks because the weather got bad and it rained all day.&nbsp; It's rained here on the 4th of July for the past 6 or 7 years.<br /><br />I also didn't get the working copy of <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mirabilia-Designs-Titania-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/98-1839" target="_blank">Titania</a> made.&nbsp; Office Depot closed early.&nbsp; I was really disappointed about that.&nbsp; I did get a few skeins of floss I needed at Michael's, though.<br /><br />My stray cat hasn't shown up again today.&nbsp; I named him Raggedy Man.&nbsp; I shouldn't have done that.&nbsp; Now I've gotten too attached to him.&nbsp; I worry that something has happened to him.<br /><br />It's getting to be pretty bad weather out there again today.<br /><br />Boyfriend is <i>supposed </i>to be leaving today.&nbsp; He does have class tomorrow so he'd better not miss it.<br /><br />That's about it for today.&nbsp; I'm just taking it easy trying to get rid of this headache.KGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263183191073940846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755562158869631511.post-73453852781653564792015-07-05T04:37:00.000-05:002015-07-13T02:06:25.951-05:00Tempest 2First of all, I apologize for the lighting.&nbsp; It's the middle of the night... or very early in the morning.&nbsp; I've been working on <a href="http://www.twdesignworks.com/Free/tempest_l.html" target="_blank">Tempest</a> and I'm still not happy with it.&nbsp; I don't like the way the stitches look and I've about decided that my old floss is useless.&nbsp; I'm going to put some pictures below of some of the little animals I stitched so you can compare the stitches.&nbsp; The ones on the little animals are full and nice.&nbsp; The ones on <a href="http://www.twdesignworks.com/Free/tempest_l.html" target="_blank">Tempest</a> are thin and flat.<br /><br />Here's what I've done so far.&nbsp; I keep doing a little more and a little more trying to decide if I want to toss it or not.&nbsp; I backstitched a little bit to see if that would make it better.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V2Lm7qpfMdA/VZjsbqxs_NI/AAAAAAAAAeg/et7rh9GM_aA/s1600/Tempest%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V2Lm7qpfMdA/VZjsbqxs_NI/AAAAAAAAAeg/et7rh9GM_aA/s320/Tempest%2B2.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />Here are the little animals I stitched.&nbsp; The black on the raccoon's eyes and nose came out thin so I'm going to go back over those.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-whcRKtJZ_uQ/VZjtVFmmLNI/AAAAAAAAAeo/s5CfdyWRPAo/s1600/Possum%2BCross%2BStitch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-whcRKtJZ_uQ/VZjtVFmmLNI/AAAAAAAAAeo/s5CfdyWRPAo/s320/Possum%2BCross%2BStitch.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nH2Zi31-UO4/VZjtoSR2KRI/AAAAAAAAAew/c8P9da7_fMs/s1600/Raccoon%2BCross%2BStitch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nH2Zi31-UO4/VZjtoSR2KRI/AAAAAAAAAew/c8P9da7_fMs/s320/Raccoon%2BCross%2BStitch.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wSbw0rSdZp0/VZjt-1bwI7I/AAAAAAAAAe4/twkwxFwKTpY/s1600/Frog%2BCross%2BStitch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wSbw0rSdZp0/VZjt-1bwI7I/AAAAAAAAAe4/twkwxFwKTpY/s320/Frog%2BCross%2BStitch.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />Again, I apologize for the lighting.&nbsp; The pictures actually look brighter on my phone.&nbsp; Anyway, you can see how the stitches are full and fluffyish.&nbsp; There's pretty good coverage.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.twdesignworks.com/Free/tempest_l.html" target="_blank">Tempest</a> just isn't looking like that and I believe it's because the floss is so old.&nbsp; When I was backstitching, it kept splitting and breaking.&nbsp; I tried taking a close up of <a href="http://www.twdesignworks.com/Free/tempest_l.html" target="_blank">Tempest</a>.&nbsp; I'm not sure if you can really tell anything from it.&nbsp; I'm really rather embarrassed by the way it's looking.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UKLT6c0A3Sg/VZjvrsYX_QI/AAAAAAAAAfE/EZM9i5RLiRc/s1600/Tempest%2BClose%2BUp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UKLT6c0A3Sg/VZjvrsYX_QI/AAAAAAAAAfE/EZM9i5RLiRc/s320/Tempest%2BClose%2BUp.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />So, I haven't decided what I'm going to do with it yet.&nbsp; I'll stitch some more and see if I can decide.&nbsp; What do you think?&nbsp; Any suggestions?<br /><br />KGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263183191073940846noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755562158869631511.post-56552712410356215042015-07-04T10:32:00.002-05:002015-07-04T10:32:55.449-05:00Day 38<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eWNkjMTEpXk/VZf6w2zni0I/AAAAAAAAAeI/W3L7VltWBuY/s1600/Day%2B38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eWNkjMTEpXk/VZf6w2zni0I/AAAAAAAAAeI/W3L7VltWBuY/s320/Day%2B38.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Off plan yesterday.&nbsp; I did eat some of what the kids cooked for supper.&nbsp; I will most likely be off plan today as we're going into the city for the 4th.<br /><br />I won't be getting any stitching done today as we'll be gone, but I'll be able to get some floss and make a working copy of <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Mirabilia-Designs-Titania-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/98-1839" target="_blank">Titania</a>.<br /><br />This one is short.&nbsp; I've got to get ready to go and I'm running a bit late today.&nbsp; I do feel better than yesterday since I managed to get a good bit of sleep last night and my cat showed up this morning.&nbsp; I was so afraid something had happened to him.&nbsp; I don't know where he hangs out when he's not here, but he just hasn't decided to quite live here yet.&nbsp; Ok, I do need to go now...KGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263183191073940846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755562158869631511.post-35526792788554256342015-07-03T16:00:00.000-05:002015-07-13T02:06:50.971-05:00TempestOk, here's a picture of what I've gotten done so far.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.twdesignworks.com/Free/tempest_l.html" target="_blank">Here's</a> what it's <i>supposed </i>to look like.&nbsp; I'm not happy with it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PGNVFcAWrjk/VZb1TZ7YwTI/AAAAAAAAAdw/JDQDuxmmIYI/s1600/Tempest%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PGNVFcAWrjk/VZb1TZ7YwTI/AAAAAAAAAdw/JDQDuxmmIYI/s320/Tempest%2B1.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />Do you see how the floss is so thin and flat?&nbsp; Especially the lighter colors?&nbsp; I'm not even sure if I'm going to finish it.&nbsp; I also don't think I'm going to buy new floss and start over right now.&nbsp; I may do that sometime later.&nbsp; So, what about the floss?&nbsp; Does it get thin, flat, and weak over time?&nbsp; Or am I doing something wrong?&nbsp; The colors aren't even blending right.&nbsp; I've checked over and over and over and I'm using the correct colors.&nbsp; The little animals I did with new floss turned out well.&nbsp; Any help would be appreciated...KGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263183191073940846noreply@blogger.com2